diff --git a/consensus/reactor.go b/consensus/reactor.go
index c5f0014be..695440261 100644
--- a/consensus/reactor.go
+++ b/consensus/reactor.go
@@ -133,9 +133,10 @@ func (conR *ConsensusReactor) RemovePeer(peer *p2p.Peer, reason interface{}) {
 }
 
 // Implements Reactor
+// NOTE: We process these messages even when we're fast_syncing.
 func (conR *ConsensusReactor) Receive(chId byte, peer *p2p.Peer, msgBytes []byte) {
 	log.Debug("Receive", "channel", chId, "peer", peer, "bytes", msgBytes)
-	if conR.sync || !conR.IsRunning() {
+	if !conR.IsRunning() {
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/scripts/unsafe_debug_net.sh b/scripts/unsafe_debug_net.sh
index be6baacb7..c8816d0d1 100755
--- a/scripts/unsafe_debug_net.sh
+++ b/scripts/unsafe_debug_net.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ debora run -- bash -c "cd \$GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint; killall
 debora run -- bash -c "cd \$GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint; tendermint unsafe_reset_priv_validator; rm -rf ~/.tendermint/data"
 debora run -- bash -c "cd \$GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint; git pull origin develop; make"
 debora run --bg --label tendermint -- bash -c "cd \$GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint; tendermint node"
-echo "sleeping for 45 seconds"
-sleep 45
+echo "sleeping for a minute"
+sleep 60
 debora download tendermint "logs/async$1"
 debora run -- bash -c "cd \$GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint; killall tendermint"